Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 117
मंत्राः प्रमाणं न कृता युष्माभिर्बलगर्वितैः । यस्मादसह्यं तस्मान्नो नाशयाम्यद्य गर्वितम्
maṃtrāḥ pramāṇaṃ na kṛtā yuṣmābhirbalagarvitaiḥ | yasmādasahyaṃ tasmānno nāśayāmyadya garvitam
Vous, enflés de l’orgueil de la puissance, n’avez pas reconnu l’autorité des mantras sacrés. Puisque cette insolence est devenue insupportable, aujourd’hui je briserai votre arrogance.
Gaṇeśvara (leader of Śiva’s gaṇas; contextually Vīrabhadra’s side)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A fierce gaṇa or Vīrabhadra-like figure proclaims judgment against the arrogant ritualists; the yajña hall trembles, flames flare, and the priests recoil as mantra-authority is invoked as the standard.
FAQs
Ritual power without reverence for mantra and dharma becomes arrogance, and arrogance invites downfall.
Vastrāpathakṣetra within the Prabhāsa region, presented as a sacred setting where dharma is defended.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse stresses accepting mantra as pramāṇa (ritual authority).